Pannunzio joined Total Group in 1985 and held several key positions in Italy and in other countries. He is currently general manager of Central Europe Hub and manages the marketing operations of TOTAL in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.

There will be no other changes in the management of Total Romania, the release reads.

Total Romania is part of Total group. In 2015, the company reported a turnover of RON267 million. Total Romania currently has 120 employees and is market leader on the lubricants segment, selling TOTAL, ELF and LUBRIFIN brands, which have a 12% market share in Romania.

Total Romania was founded in 2005, as a joint venture between TOTAL (France) and Lustic (Romania). The company owns a factory in Cristian, Brasov county and a bitumen warehouse in Ozun, Covasna county.